Offficially there is no way to do it (afaik). (see: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2003/09/03/54760.aspx)
but maybe this workaround helps (didnt test it): http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2009/04/08/pin-items-to-the-start-menu-or-windows-7-taskbar-via-script.aspx <http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2009/04/08/pin-items-to-the-start-menu-or-windows-7-taskbar-via-script.aspx>More information about what windows installer "supports" regarding the new taskbar: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/archive/2009/09/02/windows-7-taskbar-support-with-the-msishortcutproperty-table.aspx <http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/archive/2009/09/02/windows-7-taskbar-support-with-the-msishortcutproperty-table.aspx> Regards, Fabio On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 5:57 PM, bdwain <bryandw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to use wix to pin a shortcut to the taskbar and the startmenu, > and i thought I would just be able to put a shortcut in the correct > folders, > but that's not working. > > i am putting the taskbar shortcut here > C:\Users\vmadmin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick > Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar > > and the start menu shortcut here > C:\Users\vmadmin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick > Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu > > is there anything else i need to do to get it to work? > > thanks, > bryan > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/use-wix-to-pin-to-taskbar-and-pin-to-start-menu-tp5518811p5518811.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Automate Storage Tiering Simply > Optimize IT performance and efficiency through flexible, powerful, > automated storage tiering capabilities. View this brief to learn how > you can reduce costs and improve performance. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
